Métis youth receives Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Award
The Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (left) with Mélanie-Rose Frappier (centre); and Maria Topalovich, Board Member, Ontario Heritage Trust (right) following the presentation of the Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Awards. (Picture by Tessa Buchan, courtesy of the Ontario Heritage Trust). On February 27, 2015, Métis youth Mélanie-Rose Frappier was presented with the Lieutenant
Toronto and York Region Métis Council participate in Toronto Strawberry Ceremony for MMIW
Submitted by: Kelly Campagnola, MNO TYRMC Women’s Representative and Tera Beaulieu, MNO TYRMC President (L-R) MNO TYRMC Chair Todd Ross, PCMNO Region 8 Representative Anita Tucker and MNO TYRMC President Tera Beaulieu at the Toronto Strawberry Ceremony for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. On February 14, 2015, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Toronto and
MNO citizen John Kelly passes
John Patrick Kelly, 1934 – 2015I was very saddened to hear of the passing of MNO citizen and Métis veteran John Kelly who died peacefully on February 24, 2015. John was the brother of MNO Executive Senator Reta Gordon and MNO Ottawa Region Métis Council Senator Lois McCallum and is predeceased by his brother MNO
President Lipinski attends meeting of Joint Working Group on Violence Against Aboriginal Women
Joint Working Group on Violence Against Aboriginal Women representatives during the February 24 meeting in Toronto. (Left to right): The Honourable David Zimmer, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs; Deputy Grand Chief Denise Stonefish of the Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians; Sheila McMahon, President of the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres; MNO President Gary Lipinski;
PCMNO adopts two new policies
Memorandum To: MNO citizensFrom: France Picotte, MNO ChairDate: February 26, 2015Subject: New MNO Policies Click here to view two new policies recently adopted by the PCMNO that are effective immediately: MNO Policy #2015-001: Policy on Conditions for Limitations that May Apply to MNO Citizenship MNO Policy #2015-002: Conflict of Interest Policy for MNO Elected Officials
Northern leaders meet to discuss the Growth Plan for Northern Ontario
Special guests attend the Northern Leaders Conference. (L-R) Mayor Alan Spacek, Kapuskasing and President of the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM); Mayor Christian Provenzano, Sault Ste. Marie; Grand Chief Isadore Day; Honourable Michael Gravelle, Minister of Northern Development and Mines; Mayor Dave Canfield, Kenora; Honourable David Orazietti, Minister of Government and Consumer Services; Mayor
This is a true partnership
Working Together yields impressive results for Métis health and wellness Assembled delegates at the MNO Health Summit listen to a panel of Health experts discuss ground-breaking research into Métis health issues. Click here to read more about the kick-off to the 2015 MNO Health Summit. Click here to read more about the importance of working
MNO High Land Waters Métis Council Meeting
Adapted from a story by Julie Druker from the Frontenac News: http://www.frontenacnews.ca/addington-news/item/9108-high-land-waters-metis-council-meets-in-northbrook The MNO High Land Waters Métis Council at a nomination and information meeting in Northbrook on January 31, 2015. (L-R) Back row: Tom Thompson Sr., Deidre Thompson, Gwendalyn Lloyd, and Robert Lloyd Sr.; Front row: Terry Conners, Marlon Lloyd, Candace Lloyd and MNO
Recent Quebec Court Case: No Rights-Bearing Métis Community Established
President Lipinski & Minister MacCharles stress the value of working together during MNO Health Summit
MNO President Gary Lipinski (right) presents the Honourable Tracy MacCharles, Minister of Children and Youth Services, with a Métis Medicine Kit during the MNO Health Summit on February 23, 2015. On Monday, February 23, 2015, over 200 health researchers and other professionals gathered in Toronto for the 2015 Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Health Summit.